Elliott Collins, a retired pharmaceutical industry research scientist, died at home June 10, 2010. He was 91.

After serving in the Army during World War II, Collins attended the College of Charleston and graduated with a bachelor’s degree in biology in 1949. In 1952, he earned a Ph.D. in biology from Princeton.
Collins began his professional career in the pharmaceutical industry with the Upjohn Co. in 1952. In 1962, he joined the Schering Corp. as a senior scientist, and remained until retiring in 1985. During his career, he was involved with the development of new drugs such as Diprosone, a topical anti-inflammatory agent. Collins was also a contributing author of 37 articles published in peer-reviewed journals.

In retirement, he served for 23 years as a volunteer firefighter in his New Jersey community. A friend once described him as being like French bread — crusty on the outside, but soft on the inside.
Collins is survived by Betty, his wife of 62 years, a daughter, and a son, and two grandchildren.

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Graduate Class of 1952